Anthology

At 3.00 a.m. on 18th July 2014 Mal Garrett and his wife Liz were awakened in Paris by a phone call with the sort of news no one ever wishes to receive: Liz's sister Jill and Jill's husband Roger from whom they had parted only two days before after a delightful river cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam had been on their way home to Australia on flight MH17 when it was blasted out of the skies over Ukraine. <br>In the days months and years ahead Mal found solace in expressing his pain in poetry. As a former English teacher and author of English textbooks this was a natural medium for him. <br>Having found his poetic voice Mal has continued to write poems both in response to loss but also to capture joy and to reflect on current issues. A particular joy has been that of being a grandparent. <br>Mal is dedicating any income made from the sales of this anthology to assisting the people of Ukraine.